Careers
Job vacancies
Fundraising Executive (one-year maternity cover)
Full-time, based in Manchester
We are looking for a committed and reliable individual to work collaboratively to raise money for one of the community’s most high-profile and respected organisations. We cover the entire UK and are strongly orientated towards major donors, though this role is focussed in the North. You will play a vital role in helping to deliver the organisation’s fundraising and awareness strategy, working closely with key internal colleagues to help raise the profile of CST within the community, with the aim of recruiting more volunteers into the organisation and increasing the overall level of donations. You will be a hardworking and self-motivated individual, with a flexible, "can do" attitude to your work, able to work effectively under pressure.
Closing date for applications: 31 March 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Volunteer & Recruitment Officer
Full-time, based in London
As a Volunteer Recruitment and Development Officer, your primary focus will be to develop and implement a cohesive strategy which focuses on the recruitment, retention, development and motivation of the CST’s volunteer population. You will play a lead role in ensuring that volunteers are satisfied and inspired by the organisations mission and vision.
The role will work closely with the following main key stakeholders – the HR Manager, Directors of Security in the South and North, individual volunteers, Department Heads, the Compliance Officer and The National Training Team – to put in place a cohesive infrastructure of motivated volunteers.
Closing date for applications: 31 March 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Campus Research Officer
Full-time, based in London
As the Campus Research Officer, you will be the expert on antisemitism on campus and in the student world. You will make sure, via the reports you write, presentations you provide and research you undertake, that CST has and maintains institutional knowledge and authority on this key area of communal concern.
You will develop and build an understanding of the nature of the threat to Jewish students and the way it varies on different campuses across the UK. You will coordinate your work closely with other key internal stakeholders to ensure information is shared in a timely fashion.
Closing date for applications: 31 March 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
SAFE Project Administrator
Full-time, based in London
SAFE is a CST programme to provide security advice to communities in the UK outside the Jewish community. These include faith communities (Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jain, Sikh, etc.) as well as other targets of hatred including but not restricted to Roma, Sinti and Afro-Caribbean.
SAFE plans to share its security knowledge and expertise with other communities by:
1. delivering security advice through seminars organised by ‘official’ third parties
2. producing and distributing security-related written materials and online multimedia clips
3. building strong relationships with leaders of other communities: keeping them up to date with security concerns and thinking
Closing date for applications: 15 March 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Buildings Manager
Full-time, based in London
As CST’s Buildings Manager, your primary focus is to oversee the safety and maintenance of Shield House and ensuring that this property is compliant with all applicable regulations. In addition, recommending and coordinating improvements to the property as needed to ensure a safe, function and attractive space.
The role works closely with the Director of Finance and Administration, the Compliance Officer, the Health and Safety Office, the external building management company and other key personnel.
Closing date for applications: 31 March 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Northern Regional Department Security Co-ordinator
Full-time (flexible working), based in Manchester
The primary focus of the role will be to work with a variety of location representatives in your allocated areas to review location security procedures and their buildings’ physical security measures. You will be required to provide feedback to your line manager and the locations with the findings of your review, while supporting them with making the necessary improvements. You will be supported by colleagues in the Northern Regional Security Department in order to deliver the various elements of procedural and physical security improvement. This role will require you to work evenings and weekends as part of a flexible working week. While security knowledge is desirable it is not essential; extensive training will be provided.
Closing date for applications: 31 March 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Northern Student Security Co-ordinator
Full-time two-year contract, based in Manchester
The National Student Security Co-ordinator will play a key role in dealing and working with youth and Jewish students on university campuses in the Northern regions. They will also be responsible for dealing with victims of antisemitism. You will be expected to frequently travel to a number of campuses during the course of the role.
Closing date for applications: 31 May 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
IT Assistant
Full-time, based in London
This is a key role in the organisation working in a small IT team with exposure to some of the latest products from Microsoft, at this time of digital change. As an IT Assistant your primary focus will be providing technical first or second line IT support for internal users on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. In-house training will be provided and support for certified training may be provided where appropriate.
Closing date for applications: 31 March 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Regional Security Administrator
Open to some flexibility, based in London
As a Regional Security Department Administrator, your focus will be to manage the day to day administration of the department and provide support for staff and volunteers. You will be responsible for updating location and personnel information on the database, diary management for the team and arranging and attending 5 annual meetings throughout the year for Regional Management and Schools Security Teams along with attendance at specialist courses on a bi-monthly basis as and when required.
Closing date for applications: 28 February 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Programming Analyst
Full-time, based in London
As a Programming Analyst you will work closely with the ‘Open Source Intelligence’ hub (OSINT); a team which is part of the main Research Department within the organisation. The key focus of the role is to understand the OSINT challenges and to produce relevant creative technical solutions which will move the work away from being predominately manual data based. Given the nature of the role, we require excellent knowledge of objective oriented languages such as JavaScript, Python, or C++. In addition, we require you to have a strong interest in terrorism, extremism and antisemitism.
Closing date for applications: 28 February 2020, but may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Volunteer opportunities
CST Security Volunteer
Would you like to learn new skills, get fit, defend yourself and contribute to protecting the community?
To apply to become a CST volunteer security officer, please complete our online application form here.
Please give two referees who are current members of CST, who have known you for over 5 years. Alternatively please give two references from professional members of the community who have known you for over 5 years (Rabbi, Lawyer, Accountant etc).